Beallsville Remembers Vietnam and Faces Draft
Beallsville Ohio, a town of 500, mourns seven locals killed in Vietnam while facing the draft registration with quiet resolve. Residents discuss duty, regulation, and the war’s impact as coal mines and an aluminum plant shed workers amid broader economic strain. Earl Pittman, grieving father of a fallen son, reflects on the need for a strong defense but questions Vietnams purpose as others weigh personal duty against national policy.
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Beallsville, Ohio
Middle America
Vietnam
Beallsville High
Blue Devils
James Mellott
Mellott
Harry Decker
Jack Burch
Rick Tomolonis
Burch
Beallsville
Tomolonis
Ohio
Earl Pittman
America
Middle East
Iran
Soviet Union
Pittman
Jack
Maegene
South Vietnam
United States
Dan Kuhn
Mellett
Bolivian miners clash with military regime amid curfew
In La Paz and Santa Ana districts miners battled troops as heavy gunfire echoed through the capital during a curfew. The junta claimed to crush resistance while threatening to fire striking workers. Siles Zuazo called for support of the general strike and denounced the regime, appealing to the church and international bodies.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Democratic Solidarity Radio
Santa Ana
Junta
Huanuni
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Congress
Siles Zuazo
Lidia Gueiler
Luis Garcia Meza
South America
International Red Cross
Argentina
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